| pay back |
to return what is owed or borrowed; repay. |
| payment |
the act or an instance of giving money in return for something. [2 definitions] |
| pay off |
to finish payments on. |
| pay phone |
a public telephone operated by inserting a coin or coins. |
| payroll |
a list of those who are to be paid by an employer and the amount of money due to each. [2 definitions] |
| Pb |
symbol of the chemical element lead. |
| P.E.1 |
abbreviation of "physical education." |
| pe |
the name of the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| pea |
a small, round, green seed grown in a pod on a climbing plant. Peas are eaten as a vegetable. [2 definitions] |
| peace |
a state of freedom from war or conflict. [3 definitions] |
| peaceful |
quiet; calm. [2 definitions] |
| peace pipe |
a long pipe smoked by some Native American peoples as a sign of peace or friendship. |
| peach |
a fruit that has yellow or reddish skin covered with a soft fuzz. It has sweet, juicy flesh and a large, rough pit. [3 definitions] |
| peacock |
a male peafowl. It has a long, colorful tail, which it can raise and spread like a fan. [2 definitions] |
| peafowl |
a large Asian pheasant. The males have long colorful tails, which they can raise and spread like a fan. |
| peak |
the top part of a mountain that rises to a point, or such a mountain itself. [3 definitions] |
| peal |
a loud ringing of bells of different tones. [3 definitions] |
| peanut |
a seed like a nut that grows in a dry pod under the ground. Peanuts can be prepared and eaten in many ways. |
| peanut butter |
a paste made by grinding roasted peanuts. It is used in cooking or as a spread on sandwiches or crackers. |
| pear |
a sweet, juicy fruit that is shaped like a bell. [2 definitions] |
| pearl |
a smooth, round gem that is formed inside the shells of oysters. A pearl forms to cover something, such as a grain of sand, that gets stuck in an oyster and irritates it. |